Colour

#EC0043

#EC0043
Red
Dark
Nearest: Crimson

#EC0043 is a red with RGB values 236, 0, 67 and HSL 343°, 100%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Crimson.

Colour values

#EC0043#EC0043

HEX#EC0043

RGBrgb(236, 0, 67)

RGB (0–1)0.9255, 0, 0.2627

RGB percentages92.5%, 0%, 26.3%

HSLhsl(343, 100%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(343, 100%, 92.5%)

CMYK0%, 100%, 71.6%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,466,563

CSS custom property--colour: #EC0043;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.18238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness131 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 4.65:1

Contrast with white4.52:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black4.65:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#373737

Inverted#13FFBC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#605A43no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 81.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#94863Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 81.8 from the original

Tritanopia#FF0028no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 20.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text4.52:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text4.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Crimson · ΔE 6.6 Firebrick · ΔE 23.9 Tomato · ΔE 26.1 Brown · ΔE 30 Red · ΔE 34.1 Indian red · ΔE 34.2

Nearest named CSS colourCrimson (#DC143C)ΔE 6.56, clearly different but related

Hue familyred

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#00ECA9

Analogous#EC00B9, #EC3300

Triadic#43EC00, #0043EC

Split complementary#00EC33, #00B9EC

Tetradic#B9EC00, #00ECA9, #3300EC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFB9CD

Lighter +30%#FF86A8

Lighter +20%#FF5384

Lighter +10%#FF205F

Darker −10%#B90035

Darker −20%#860026

Darker −30%#530018

Darker −40%#200009

More saturated +25%#EC0043

Less saturated −25%#CF1D50

Channel breakdown

R236

B67

Red236 (92.5%)

Green0 (0%)

Blue67 (26.3%)

Hue342.97°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR EC · G 00 · B 43

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